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Thanks for the cast, was quite informative. Kudos to you for trying to help others. Just a few suggestions for following casts. 1) Not sure if you are aware of

Thanks for the cast, was quite informative. Kudos to you for trying to help others. Just a few suggestions for following casts. 1) Not sure if you are aware of it but there is a framework that you can use for the screencasts, just to make it look bit more professional: http://www.codeschool.com/code_tv/screencasting http://www.codeschool.com/code_tv/screencasting 2) Try give more screen space to code and browser. I personally, will rather have your code and your voice do all the talking. 3) In the beginning maybe have an outline, or list of concepts you are going to cover in the cast. And for future casts topics request :). 1) Can you talk about testing backbone with Jasmine, maybe Sinon too? 2) Design patterns for managing your backbone code or how responsibilities should be shared among collections, models, views? Again thanks a lot for the effort.

johnohara 15y ago
websymphony~ Thank you for the codeschool link. joey~ Good job on the screencast. Purchasing a Blue usb microphone (like a snowball or yeti), or its equivalent will improve your work dramatically. They are well worth the $$. You won't go back to the headset. I favor audio scripts (or at least a topic outline) instead of "wingin' it" like Sal Khan. It's more work but makes creating the presentation screens and desktop examples easier. Well done. Not easy.
- joeybeninghove 15y ago
  Cool, thanks John! You're right, I definitely need to get a better microphone, been looking at the Rode Podcaster a bit, which I've heard is really good. Yeah, I had a basic outline, but my style of screencasting/live coding is usually just to let it flow. I definitely understand that some folks don't like that, but that's just what I'm most comfortable with and enjoy doing the most. Some folks like it, some don't. And I'm fine with that. :) Thanks a ton for the feedback. It's so useful for me to hear stuff like this!
joeybeninghove 15y ago
Cool, hadn't seen that framework before. I'll definitely check that out! As for the video, I really like seeing other folks show themselves on video as they code, as I think it makes it a bit more personal. So that's why I like doing it myself for my own screencasts. I tried to make sure the position of the video didn't cover up any key areas of the screen that contained important information. But perhaps I could've done a better job at that. And yes, I actually just gave my 2nd Backbone webinar the other day, which touched on Jasmine testing a little bit, as well as models and collections. You can view that here: http://bit.ly/qIDB2u http://bit.ly/qIDB2u I do plan on doing a few more in this series to dive into some topics a bit deeper. Your suggestions are great ones! Thanks a ton for the feedback, I really do appreciate it!
- websymphony 15y ago
  Great. Will wait for the future installments.
- element12 15y ago
  Great stuff. Eagerly awaiting future casts :)

johnohara 15y ago

websymphony~ Thank you for the codeschool link. joey~ Good job on the screencast. Purchasing a Blue usb microphone (like a snowball or yeti), or its equivalent will improve your work dramatically. They are well worth the $$. You won't go back to the headset. I favor audio scripts (or at least a topic outline) instead of "wingin' it" like Sal Khan. It's more work but makes creating the presentation screens and desktop examples easier. Well done. Not easy.

joeybeninghove 15y ago
Cool, thanks John! You're right, I definitely need to get a better microphone, been looking at the Rode Podcaster a bit, which I've heard is really good. Yeah, I had a basic outline, but my style of screencasting/live coding is usually just to let it flow. I definitely understand that some folks don't like that, but that's just what I'm most comfortable with and enjoy doing the most. Some folks like it, some don't. And I'm fine with that. :) Thanks a ton for the feedback. It's so useful for me to hear stuff like this!

joeybeninghove 15y ago

Cool, hadn't seen that framework before. I'll definitely check that out! As for the video, I really like seeing other folks show themselves on video as they code, as I think it makes it a bit more personal. So that's why I like doing it myself for my own screencasts. I tried to make sure the position of the video didn't cover up any key areas of the screen that contained important information. But perhaps I could've done a better job at that. And yes, I actually just gave my 2nd Backbone webinar the other day, which touched on Jasmine testing a little bit, as well as models and collections. You can view that here: http://bit.ly/qIDB2u http://bit.ly/qIDB2u I do plan on doing a few more in this series to dive into some topics a bit deeper. Your suggestions are great ones! Thanks a ton for the feedback, I really do appreciate it!

websymphony 15y ago
Great. Will wait for the future installments.
element12 15y ago
Great stuff. Eagerly awaiting future casts :)